The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

When Fei Wan was assassinated, Ma Xiaofeng changed her disguise from a maid in the Yu Mansion and became a resident of a street away, gathering a crowd outside the line of defense of the patrolling soldiers to watch the excitement.

Watching the fun was fake, secretly protecting Fei Wan was real.

His efforts were not in vain. He had discovered the crossbow arrow that was intended to assassinate Fei Wan in advance, and at the critical moment he threw a stone that missed the target.

Otherwise Fei Wan would be either dead or injured.

As soon as he threw the stone, he quickly chased after him, more timely than the officers and soldiers in chasing the assassin.

After chasing the assassin across most of the capital, they lost the trace of the assassin in a chaotic street.

And then, searching for the assassin in that area where all kinds of people mixed together and was known as the most chaotic place in the capital was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Fortunately, he made friends with all kinds of people and found a way to get in touch with the local boss. After some effort, he finally found the person.

A wanderer who specializes in murder and robbery.

People in this line of work don't care about their lives, but they also cherish them the most. They would never assassinate a palace concubine for no reason and bring trouble to the government.

The reason why a crossbow arrow was shot at Fei Wan in the street was naturally because someone gave him silver, and a huge sum of money at that.

Ma Xiaofeng didn't confront him directly, but hid in the shadows, observing who he interacted with and where he squandered his money. A few days later, when he finally visited a brothel, Ma Xiaofeng, relying on her mistress's connections in the entertainment industry, tricked the prostitute into revealing who his employer was.

The second manager of the outer court of Prince Rui’s Palace.

A second-in-command who had no grudge against Fei Wan, why would he risk his life by hiring someone to kill her?

It must be Prince Rui who is behind this!

"Prince Rui? He actually dared to attack the Queen!" Xiang Yi's face tightened. "Your Majesty, should we inform His Majesty openly or deal with him secretly? The Queen Mother is recuperating, and he will visit the palace every few days. We will definitely find an opportunity."

Fei Wan shook her head.

You can't deal with King Rui yourself.

If the noise is small, it will not hurt him, but if the noise is big, it will arouse the emperor's suspicion.

It would be even worse to complain openly. How could she explain to the emperor how she obtained the clues?

Besides, it was just the words of a wandering vagrant, without any evidence, how could he incriminate the Rui Wang? Without reliable evidence, he couldn't even interrogate the second steward of the Rui Wang Mansion!

A dignified prince hired a killer to kill a concubine, and the victim was a palace concubine. How tempting! If the matter were exposed, the royal family would prioritize covering up the scandal rather than judging who was right and wrong, let alone seeking justice for her.

Xiang Yi frowned: "Are we really going to swallow this?"

"how could be."

They're coming to kill you, and you still want to endure it?

It would be better to find a piece of tofu and hit your head against it and die.

"Send a letter to Lord Lu Guinian, quietly, so no one knows."

Fei Wan thought for a moment and made a decision.

To deal with Prince Rui, the emperor has to take action.

That night, I received a verbal message from Lu Guinian, which was just two words: Don't worry.

After hearing these two words, Fei Wan knew that everything was settled.

Two days ago, when she was chatting and acting coquettishly with the emperor, she made up a story about the illegitimate son of a certain princess's mansion who forced Lu Guinian to give up his wife, and turned him into Yu Tingjin's confidante, and the kind who had bullied her together with Yu Tingjin.

It's not nonsense. That young man and Yu Tingjin had exchanged poems at a poetry competition in the past. In the poetry collection compiled by Yu Tingjin himself, there are also three of that man's disgusting poems.

Fei Wan was just reminiscing about the good old days when Concubine Chun also read poetry quietly. She took out the poetry collection and read a few lines, and mentioned that young man.

She didn't know why the emperor suspected that Yu Tingjin had a lover.

As for why the young man fell off his horse the next day, was seriously injured and had a high fever, she had no idea.

In short, Lu Guinian no longer has to worry about his wife being taken away, and now he can work for her wholeheartedly.

Fei Wan did not tell Lu Guinian about what Ma Xiaofeng had discovered about Prince Rui hiring someone to assassinate him.

I just asked him to impeach the Imperial Guards and the Tiger Guards for their poor performance. After all these days, they still haven't found out who the scoundrel who assassinated the imperial concubine in the street is. Do they still want to save the royal family's reputation?

I believe that Lord Lu will be able to grasp the right measure.

"My Lady, since you have so little free time, please discuss things with Sister Xiangyi in the room."

Xiangyi went out to send a message. Xiaohui came in with a newly made wooden sculpture and tried to cheer Feiwan up. "Does your Majesty think it's okay?"

"Very good, much better than before, and making more progress."

Fei Wan saw that the wooden carved vase and branches were so lifelike that they only needed to be dyed to be indistinguishable from the real thing, and she praised it sincerely.

Xiao Hui said, "This is a sculpture of the newly opened chrysanthemums in the Imperial Garden. The autumn night is cool, and Your Majesty has been bored inside all day. Why not go out for a walk? The flowers are beautiful under the moonlight!"

"Is there anyone serving as the emperor in Chenqian Palace today?" Fei Wan asked.

The emperor has been ill for some days and is almost recovered. It is time to lift the ban.

Xiao Hui said, "During dinner, news came from the Imperial Household Department that Concubine Shun's card had been chosen."

According to the custom in the inner palace of this dynasty, when a sign is clicked, it means that Concubine Shun will go to Chenqian Hall, rather than the Emperor going to Concubine Shun’s palace.

Normally, given Concubine Shun's status, the emperor should spend the night in her palace, but now he asks her to run to Chenqian Palace like a concubine, which shows that the emperor does not value her very much.

Fei Wan knew that it was Concubine Shun who had taken on the task of helping out, and the Emperor had something to tell her, so she ignored it.

Seeing that Xiaohui was determined to cheer her up, she agreed to go for a walk in the garden.

Relax your mind and help digest your food.

On the way, he happened to meet Aunt Ruochu, who was leading two palace maids to Changle Palace.

Zhishu had just settled down in Changle Palace today, so I guess Ruchu was ordered to serve her.

"Aunt, I'll have to trouble you with everything regarding Concubine Ying." Fei Wan was very polite.

Ruo Chu was nearly forty years old, a court lady who had not left the palace to return home despite her age. Her face looked much younger than her years, appearing to be in her twenties. However, her gaze and demeanor were remarkably calm, even more impressive than some of the higher-ranking concubines.

She bowed and smiled: "You are welcome, Madam Zhao. Serving Miss Ying is my duty."

Fei Wan looked at the palace maid Xia He behind Ruo Chu and said with a smile, "We got along well in the past, but I didn't expect you to be with Sister Ying now. It shows that our fate is still there."

Xia He quickly bowed again, and said with some guilt, "I am deeply grateful for your kindness back then. Today, I can serve Lady Ying. It seems that God has given me another chance to repay you."

Fei Wan wanted to keep her by his side, but she didn't agree, and she felt a little guilty about it.

The attitude is naturally humble.

After chatting with them for a few words, Ruo Chu took Xia He and the others away.

Xiao Hui looked at Xia He's back and asked softly, "Your Majesty, we'll need to add someone to the palace soon. Why don't we ask Sister Xia He to come? I like her too."

"Everyone has their own aspirations, so don't force it for now."

Fei Wan had long been impressed by Xia He's kindness and cleverness, but the timing was not right, so their fate could not connect them deeply.

Between people, we always have to wait for opportunities.

So he took Xiaohui and walked deep into the imperial garden.

As autumn light gradually rises, the moon hangs on the treetops, casting its bright silver light on the riot of colour in the garden. As the night breeze blows gently, the garden is truly delightful at night.

Xiaohui went to the flower bushes to pick buds and prepared to take them back to put in a vase.

Feiwan watched with a smile from the side of the path.

Suddenly, a man jumped out from the fork in the road.

He rushed directly in front of Fei Wan.

She cried out shrilly, "Empress Zhao Guipin!"

With disheveled hair, she looks like a female ghost.

His ten fingers were like hooks, and his nails were half an inch long, scratching Fei Wan's body.